Paraxerus boehmi
Silhouette: Joseph Smit · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~70% in a week >90%
Boehm's bush squirrel (Paraxerus boehmi) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae found in Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, and moist savanna.
Photographs of Boehm's bush squirrel in Uganda. Wikipedia →
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Uganda · 2022
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 2 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Boehm's Bush Squirrel sighting in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park on a given day, based on 28 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 7th most-seen of the 12 mammals we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January
In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Boehm's Bush Squirrel in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park on a given day, against under 5% in November and December, the lowest months. That is one of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park's driest months, with about 65 mm of rain against 320 mm in October.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Boehm's Bush Squirrel sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Boehm's Bush Squirrel sightings, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park ranks 2nd at about 40%. The best odds are in Nyungwe National Park (Rwanda, about 60%).
Same family: Sciuridae
The closest relatives of the Boehm's Bush Squirrel that you can see in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (family Sciuridae, Squirrels) are Red-legged Sun Squirrel (about 20%), Carruthers' Mountain Squirrel (about 20%) and Ruwenzori Sun Squirrel (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Boehm's Bush Squirrel is recorded against all the mammals logged in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (28 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
